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Harmonix Delivers Multiple Metallica Tracks in Rock Band

The long-anticipated music-based game Rock Band has now one more lure to attract rock fans. The publisher Electronic Arts and the developer Harmonix have just announced an agreement with MTV Games which will bring several Metallica tracks to the game. The famous metal band have agreed to make many of their successes available to Rock Band players, creating a song catalog that will span from the beginning of their career in the early '80s to their golden years. One of Metallica's hits, "Enter Sandman," will be included on the game disc, while other tracks will be downloadable as digitally-distributed content later on.

Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix, stated: "Metallica is one of the best-loved bands in the world and their albums redefined hard rock and metal. It's one of the bands we had to bring to the Rock Band experience." Expected to be one of the best-selling games during the holiday season when it's released on PS3 and Xbox 360, Rock Band will feature a complete rock band simulation thanks to a microphone (for vocals) as well as a guitar, a bass, and a drum set.